
What could Andy Burnham’s first 100 days in power look like?
New Makerfield MP could get keys to No 10 sooner than his team would have liked – but he will need to deliver fast to succeed UK politics live – latest updates It was 3.30am, just after the Wigan returning officer had read out Andy Burnham’s 9,231 majority, and a close adviser to Burnham texted: “We will need to be ready a lot sooner than we thought.” Keir Starmer resigned on Monday before Burnham was even sworn in as an MP. Wes Streeting was out of the race an hour later. Burnham travelled do














